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The Long Game
I’ve wanted Ava to love golf since she was a baby…
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February Reflections
Helping business owners, a newsletter about names, and the search to buy a business…
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January Reflections
Avoiding the flu, reading Neil Gaiman, and the prototype iPhone from the early 1990’s…
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52 Weeks
This is the 52nd issue of Sunday Shrooms…
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Customer Experience
I see a lot of upside in a steady business with a mediocre customer experience…
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One Year Post-Exit
Yesterday was the one year anniversary of the sale of our business…
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The Magic of Membership
They stay because of the value that continues to be provided month after month…
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Deal Acrobatics
If you’re doing acrobatics to make the deal work, it’s not the one…
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The Weekly Newsletter
Yesterday a friend asked me if I enjoy writing this newsletter…
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To Buy or to Build
I like the idea of buying something that already has traction and proven profitability…
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Perspective-Shift via Conversation
I went to a symposium last week hosted by Nick Gray, author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party…
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Strategy Day
Last week I went to a full day workshop focused on business strategy, hosted by Entrepreneur’s Organization…
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Pickleball Social
Two takeaways from the pickleball social I went to last week…
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Travel with Friends
As I reflect on this retreat, one of my favorite memories was the conversation at dinner on our final night together…
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Struggling in Business
I have several friends whose businesses are struggling right now…
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Doing Drugs
I’m experimenting with a performance-enhancing drug…
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The Opposite of Buyer’s Remorse
We have a phrase to describe when we buy something and later feel regret…
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Dr. Matt
I officially earned my degree as a YouTube Orthodontist…
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My Body as a Project
I love a good project, especially one that requires me to learn something new…
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An Extra Day
My nephew is getting married in two weeks…
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The Three-Night Sleepover
We found out what it’s like to have a three-night sleepover…
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Buying a New Car
I tried to buy a car on the internet…
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The Impromptu Road Trip
Sarah suggested we go and we were all in…
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Don’t Say That
I said something to Ava last week that I immediately regretted…
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Camping with Friends
Group trips like this provide experiences we don’t get on a typical family vacation…
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Burning Fat
There I was, lying perfectly still while the scanner above me slowly made its way from my head down to my feet…
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Play Ball
I loved baseball when I was a kid. Whether it was playing on a team, watching the Orioles, collecting cards, or enjoying a game of catch in the backyard…
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Default to Yes
As parents, we say no a lot. No, you can’t have more candy. No, we’re not buying that thing. No…
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Cheat Codes
Cheating gets a bad rap. It sounds negative, but sometimes it’s good to cheat in life…
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July Goals
I’ve set some goals for July using a framework I stole from Sam Parr…
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Arnold
“I saw myself on the Mr. Universe stage with the trophy and thousands of people in the auditorium screaming Arnold, Arnold, Arnold…”
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Bootcamp
I used to dream in code. Twenty years ago, when I was a programmer at Ticketmaster…
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Idea Pipeline
I needed an idea pipeline, but I didn’t have a process for generating new ideas…
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The Mom Test
These conversations were different from every previous conversation I had about my idea…
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Cleaning Up
After selling my business in December, I suddenly had a lot more time on my hands…
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School of Rock
“Don’t make me go,” she said, as tears welled up in her eyes…
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Mastermind Application
It’s been a long time since I’ve started something from nothing…
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The Business Fair
This week’s issue of Sunday Shrooms was written by Ava LaPrairie…
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Unfortunately…
The word “unfortunately” will be banned from my next business…
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Going to Hell
Her answer was unequivocal – that person was going to hell…
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The Forum Retreat
Yesterday I gave a presentation to the group…
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Once in a Lifetime
We stepped out of the helicopter at the bottom of the Grand Canyon…
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The Solo Retreat
I’ve gone on five solo retreats in the past five years…
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No Discounts. No Returns.
I would do three things differently from my first business…
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Noah, Nev, Nick, and Sam
This is a friend group I admire. They live here in Austin and last week…
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The Flow of Art
We tend to think of being in the state of flow as an uninterrupted focus on our craft…
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Training Wheels Don’t Work
Parents using training wheels have good intentions, but…
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Six-Figure Mistakes
Every employee I’ve ever hired has screwed up…
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Your Heroes are Accessible
We often think of our heroes as existing on a different plane…
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Analog Netflix
I was annoyed that I couldn’t watch what I wanted at any time…
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One Last Job
There was still some work to be done and it was back to just me and Gary…
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Letting Go
I had been seeking a sense of ease for months…
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Expired Domains
I’ve always been a domain name collector…
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Golf Cart Rides
There’s something irresistible about driving a golf cart…
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Picking up the Nails
As life lessons go, it wasn’t anything that would seem particularly memorable…